Method and apparatus for supporting short messaging service of mobile station during idle mode in wireless communication system

• US 8,493,904 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2010
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Hyun-Jeong, Kong, Dong-Keon, Lee, Ji-Cheol, Do, Kyeong-Tae, Lee, Sung-Jin, Won, Jong-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Chriss, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rivas, Salvador E
• Application Number:
  US12/883,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20110069681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/313
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for supporting a Short Message Service (SMS) of a Mobile Station (MS) during an idle mode in a wireless communication system are provided. An MS operation method for supporting an SMS in a wireless communication system includes receiving an SMS message from a Base Station (BS) through a ranging message in an idle mode, upon receiving the SMS message from the BS, starting a timer, while the timer operates, waiting UpLink (UL) resource allocation for transmission of an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message, and, upon being allocated a UL resource for the ACK message transmission, transmitting the ACK message using the UL resource.

Claims

1. A method of operating a Mobile Station (MS) for supporting a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the MS, an SMS message from a Base Station (BS) through a ranging response message in an idle mode, the ranging response message being sent from the BS using an identifier;

upon receiving the SMS message from the BS, starting a timer;

while the timer operates, waiting, by the MS, for UpLink (UL) resource allocation for transmission of an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message;

decoding and determining, by the MS, a UL resource for the ACK message transmission based on the identifier; and

transmitting, by the MS, the ACK message using the UL resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the SMS message from the BS through the ranging message in the idle mode comprises:

receiving a location update process request for SMS message reception through a paging message during a paging listening interval, from the BS;

transmitting a ranging code to the BS, and receiving a response to the ranging code;

transmitting a ranging request message to the BS; and

receiving a ranging response message including the SMS message, from the BS.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the ranging request message comprises information indicating that the MS is performing a location update process for SMS communication.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the ranging response message comprises information indicating a success of a location update process for SMS communication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the UL resource comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Allocation A-MAP Information Element (IE).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a Flow IDentifier (FID) comprised in a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the ACK message is received from the BS through the ranging response message, or is an FID predefined for SMS message reception response.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, if the timer expires, transitioning to the idle mode.

8. A method of operating a Base Station (BS) for supporting a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting an SMS message through a ranging response message in an idle mode, the ranging response message sent to a Mobile Station (MS) using an identifier;

after transmitting the SMS message, starting a timer; and

while the timer operates, encoding and allocating, by the BS, an UpLink (UL) resource for transmission of an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message based on the identifier, and

receiving, by the BS, the ACK message about the SMS message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the transmitting of the SMS message through the ranging message comprises:

transmitting a location update process request for SMS message reception to the MS through a paging message in a paging listening interval;

receiving a ranging code from the MS, and transmitting a response to the ranging code; and

receiving a ranging request message from the MS, and transmitting a ranging response message comprising the SMS message to the MS.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the ranging request message comprises information indicating that the MS is performing a location update process for SMS communication.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the ranging response message comprises information indicating a success of a location update process for SMS communication.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the UL resource comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Allocation A-MAP Information Element (IE).

13. The method of claim 8, wherein a Flow IDentifier (FID) comprised in a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the ACK message is received from the BS through the ranging response message, or is an FID predefined for SMS message reception response.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein, when the timer expires, the MS is managed in an idle mode.

15. A Mobile Station (MS) apparatus for supporting a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver for receiving an SMS message from a Base Station (BS) through a ranging response message in an idle mode, the ranging response message being sent from the BS using an identifier;

a controller for, upon the MS receiving the SMS message from the BS, starting a timer and, while the timer operates, for waiting UpLink (UL) resource allocation for transmission of an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message;

a decoder for decoding a UL resource for the ACK message transmission based on the identifier;

a determiner for determining a the UL resource for the ACK message transmission based on the identifier; and

a transmitter for, transmitting the ACK message using the UL resource.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the receiver receives a location update process request for SMS message reception through a paging message during a paging listening interval from the BS, transmits a ranging code to the BS, receives a response to the ranging code, and receives a ranging response message including the SMS message from the BS, and

wherein the transmitter transmits a ranging request message to the BS.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the ranging request message comprises information indicating that the MS is performing a location update process for SMS communication.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the ranging response message comprises information indicating a success of a location update process for SMS communication.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the UL resource comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Allocation A-MAP Information Element (IE).

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a Flow IDentifier (FID) comprised in a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the ACK message is received from the BS through the ranging response message, or is an FID predefined for SMS message reception response.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein, if the timer expires, the controller transitions to the idle mode.

22. A Base Station (BS) apparatus for supporting a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting an SMS message through a ranging response message, the ranging response message sent to a Mobile Station (MS) using an identifier;

a controller for, after transmitting the SMS message, starting a timer and, while the timer operates, for encoding an UpLink (UL) resource allocation based on the identifier, and for allocating UL resource for transmission of an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message based on the identifier; and

a receiver for receiving the ACK message about the SMS message.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the transmitter transmits a location update process request for SMS message reception to the MS through a paging message in a paging listening interval, transmits a response to a ranging code, and transmits a ranging response message comprising the SMS message to the MS, and

wherein the receiver receives the ranging code from the MS, and receives a ranging request message from the MS.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the ranging request message comprises information indicating that the MS is performing a location update process for SMS communication.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the ranging response message comprises information indicating a success of a location update process for SMS communication.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the UL resource comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Allocation A-MAP Information Element (IE).

27. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein a Flow IDentifier (FID) comprised in a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the ACK message is received from the BS through the ranging response message, or is an FID predefined for SMS message reception response.

28. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein, when the timer expires, the controller manages the MS in an idle mode.

29. A Mobile Station (MS) operation method for processing a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

upon generation of an SMS message to be transmitted in an idle mode, starting a timer, and receiving UpLink (UL) resource allocation used for the SMS message transmission;

transmitting an SMS message using the allocated UL resource; and

receiving an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message,

wherein an identifier used for decoding the UL resource allocated to an MS is allocated through the ranging response message, or is an identifier capable of identifying the MS based on an idle mode identifier of the MS.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein a Flow IDentifier (FID) comprised in a message header of the SMS message is an FID allocated through a ranging response message, or an FID predefined for SMS message transmission.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein, upon a failure of the UL resource allocation for the SMS message transmission, again performing a location update process for the SMS message transmission.

32. A Base Station (BS) operation method for processing a Short Message Service (SMS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing UpLink (UL) resource allocation used for SMS message transmission, and starting a timer;

while the timer operates, identifying one of reception and non-reception of an SMS message; and

upon receiving the SMS message, transmitting an ACKnowledge (ACK) message about the SMS message,

wherein a UL resource is encoded using an identifier indicating the MS, for representing allocation to the MS.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the identifier can be transmitted through a ranging response message or can be configured in combination of a paging period of the MS based on an idle mode identifier of the MS.